Electrician

  • LP Building Products
  • Sagola, Michigan
  • Full Time

To ensure that all electrical / electronic components, equipment and systems are in optimum working order in accordance with LP safety, environmental and quality guidelines.

In this position you will have the opportunity to:

Perform all duties in accordance with safety, quality, and environmental rules and regulations

Diagnose and corrects malfunctions of electrical / electronic components of OSB production machines

Program and operate test equipment

Install, sets up, calibrate instrumentation controls

Schedule and perform preventative maintenance on equipment

Plan projects utilizing knowledge of technical requirements, analysis of blueprints and electrical schematics

Build metal frames and stand for electrical equipment

Operate computer and installs software

What do I need to be successful?

Skills, knowledge, abilities:

Ability to stand for extended periods

Knowledge of computers, PLC, AC/DC drives, test equipment, pipe benders, chart recorders.

Ability to operate manlift, forklift, and aerial lift

Good safety record and thorough knowledge of current safety rules regulations

Time management and organizational skills

Strong communication skills with the ability to work in a team environment

Experience:

Minimum 2 years industrial electrical experience

Or any combination of experience and training that demonstrates the ability to perform the key responsibilities of this position.

Education

2 years electronics training in vocational / technical school desirable

State Certified Journeyman license preferred.

Work Environment
  • Mill environment subject to weather extremes, noise, dust and exposure to chemical.
  • Repetitive bending, lifting, squatting and stooping.

Other duties or responsibilities not listed above may be assigned as necessary.

Physical Demands

Low/Level Lift: Occasional Up to 50 lbs (motors, ladders).

Frequent Up to 25 lbs (hand tools, parts, spool of wire, conduit).

Continuous Up to 10 lbs (hand tools, parts).

Elevated Lift: Rare to Occasional Up to 50 lbs to variable heights (motor installation, 2-person lift of full propane tank onto forklift).

Frequent Up to 20 lbs (inventory on shelves, work with ceiling fixtures/bulbs).

Bilateral/Unilateral

Weight Carry: Occasional Up to 50 lbs a distance of up to 100 ft (ladders, parts, tools).

Frequent Up to 25 lbs up to 100 ft (ladders, parts, tools).

Forward

Reach: Frequent to Continuous at or below shoulder level (reaching into electrical

panels to repair/inspect; using tools such as band saw, drill press, grinder

pulling wire through conduit).

Elevated Reach: Occasional (wiring tasks, repairs, bulb replacement).

Repetitive/ prolonged Occasional to Frequent (varies depending on type of project).

forward bend:

Push/Pull: Occasional Up to approximately 75 lbs push/pull force. Varies from light to moderate to heavy force (pulling wires through conduit, initiating movement of heavily loaded cart).

Stairs/Ladder Climb: Occasional to Frequent (stairs, vertical ladder, man lift, step ladder).

NOTE: Climbing often done with approximately 25 lbs of tools in tool belt or pouch.

Walk: Frequent to Continuous

Sit: Frequent to Occasional (computer tasks, forklift operation).

Stationary Stand: Occasional to Frequent (working in man lift, repairs at work bench).

Repetitive / Occasional (accessing low panels, working under forming line or saw line,

Prolonged Squat/ motor repairs).

Balance: Able to work from heights (ladder climbing, work on man lift).

Hand Strength/

Coordination: Functional Levels (bending wire, hand tools, computer tasks).

Competencies Accountability Adaptability Collaboration/Teamwork Conceptual Thinking/Decision Making Job Knowledge/Proficiency (Have a Bias for Action, Be Curious)
Job ID: 488697015
Originally Posted on: 8/8/2025

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